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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 9

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

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Feeder Cattle receipts

262 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 402▼ 833 vs year ago 1,095 · −76.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 125▼ 101 vs year ago 187 · −54.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 60▼ 76 vs year ago 138 · −55.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves or feeders due to limited receipts but a higher undertone noted, mostly on 400-550 lb. offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher on limited offerings. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.95/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$172.95

99 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	180.63	965	32
Medium and Large 1-2	519	175.05	908	33
Medium and Large 2	564	163.69	923	34

One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

172.95

—

NM average3 barns · 636 hd

179.72

−6.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,456	89.38	1,301	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	77.76	822	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	75.96	961	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	70.21	670	33

Every lot

60 lots · USDA AMS · Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	779	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	882	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	185.02/cwt	183.00–188.00	775	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	203.34/cwt	198.00–211.00	887	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	443	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	749	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	177.05/cwt	166.00–194.00	807	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	910	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	913	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	995	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	166.70/cwt	166.00–167.00	962	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	161.24/cwt	160.00–163.00	930	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,015	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,030	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	137.50/cwt	136.00–139.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,099	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	818	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,039	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,160	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	918	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,037	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	183.68/cwt	181.00–185.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	900	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	149.93/cwt	146.00–154.00	915	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	132.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	890	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,037	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	80.36/cwt	76.00–82.50	1,093	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,432	78.95/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,131	3
Bulls	—	—	1,474	92.30/cwt	84.00–100.25	1,361	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	750	43.44/cwt	43.00–44.00	326	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	57.16/cwt	52.00–61.00	476	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	855	65.98/cwt	63.00–69.00	564	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	71.71/cwt	63.00–75.50	696	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	77.65/cwt	77.00–79.00	790	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	75.28/cwt	69.00–77.50	772	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	79.97/cwt	78.00–83.50	868	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	75.96/cwt	75.00–77.00	961	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	725	937.50/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	6,797	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	750	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,285.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,375.00	11,437	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	1,233.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	11,926	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,458.33/cwt	1,400.00–1,525.00	14,335	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	12,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,388	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,015.00/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	10,810	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,234.38/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.00	13,578	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,500	1

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

Mon Aug 9, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 402Year ago 1,095

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 125Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 60Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	217.00	217.00
14	—	503	181.00	181.00
4	—	553	180.00	180.00
1	—	345	218.00	218.00
2	—	853	136.00	136.00
3	—	608	167.00	167.00
3	—	418	211.00	211.00
3	—	660	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	136.00–139.00	137.50
7	—	436	198.00–211.00	203.34
5	—	577	160.00–163.00	161.24
4	—	918	113.00	113.00
2	—	453	171.00	171.00
1	—	345	217.00	217.00
2	—	818	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	443	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	166.00–167.00	166.70
7	—	510	179.00	179.00
4	—	378	206.00	206.00
5	—	419	183.00–188.00	185.02
2	—	680	143.00	143.00
5	—	456	166.00–194.00	177.05
3	—	755	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	168.00	168.00
3	—	410	181.00–185.00	183.68
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
2	—	610	146.00–154.00	149.93
2	—	510	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	153.00	153.00
3	—	528	161.00	161.00
2	—	413	183.00	183.00
4	—	710	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	163.00	163.00
3	—	477	162.00	162.00
2	—	525	163.00	163.00
6	—	669	128.00–138.00	132.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	971	63.00–75.50	71.71
8	—	1,018	77.00–79.00	77.65
2	—	833	52.00–61.00	57.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	69.00–77.50	75.28
9	—	1,085	78.00–83.50	79.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	75.00–77.00	75.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	43.00–44.00	43.44
2	—	855	63.00–69.00	65.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	76.00–81.00	78.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	76.00–82.50	80.36
20	—	1,474	84.00–100.25	92.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	700	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	875.00–1,000.00	937.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	890	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,458.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,234.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,065	825.00–1,200.00	1,015.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.